Gladys “Bubby” (Hixenbaugh) Spacht, 89, of Lake Lynn, Pa., passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020, at her home, following an illness of several months. Born in Morgantown on May 14, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Osborne R. and Pearl (Wolfe) Hixenbaugh.
Prior to moving back to Lake Lynn, Pa., 20 years ago, she had lived and raised her family in Monroeville, Pa. Bubby was a faithful member of the Lake Lynn Community Chapel, and enjoyed taking care of her home and her flowers.
Surviving are two sons and their wives, Gary and Karen Spacht, of Monroeville and Brian and Kitty Spacht, of North Huntington, Pa.; a daughter, Pamela (Spacht) Durrant, of Knoxville, Tenn.; six grandchildren, Douglas Spacht, Stacey Morrow, Erin Noll, Danielle Hutchins, Jenna Kraus, and Gary Spacht Jr.; 10 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Doris Victor, of Pt. Marion Road, Morgantown; two brothers and their wives, James and Evelyn Hixenbaugh, of Dillsburg, Pa., and Donald and Paulette Hixenbaugh, of Akron, Ohio; a sister-in-law, Louise Hixenbaugh, of Uniondale, N.Y., and a number of loving nieces and nephews, to whom she was everyone’s favorite “Aunt Bubby”.
Gladys is preceded in death by her loving husband, Herbert D. Spacht, in 1983, and her eldest son, Eugene Douglas Spacht, in 2012. Also deceased are three brothers, Sam, Ronald and Richard Hixenbaugh; and three sisters, Shirley Juretic, Lois Laughery and Sylvia Mankins.
Friends will be received in the Richard R. Herod Funeral Home, Point Marion, Philip S. Rishel, director, from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, and from 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Lake Lynn Community Chapel until noon, the hour of service, with her Pastor, the Rev. Reba Thurmond officiating. Interment follows in Fletcher Cemetery, Cheat Lake.
CDC recommendations concerning the pandemic will be observed.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be offered to the Lake Lynn Community Chapel, P.O. Box 4, Point Marion, PA 15474.
Condolences:
www.herod-rishel.com
